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obama clearly won the second debate. but so far at least we haven't seen the dramatic swing in the poll. chris: he didn't knock him out. obama got knocked out in the first debate. he didn't knockout the guy in the second debate. >> obama is spending time on these silly things like the big bird -- >> the romney team is too. >> they're going to counter attack. chris: it's almost irresistible. it's fun. we asked the matthews meter, it seems an image you can't complete. 12 of our regulars including andrea could boil it all down. which side has the heavier lift? seven say the president has the heavier list. five say mitt romney still does. andrea you voted with the seven. in other words the challenge is on the president to turn this election on this election. >> tell people how this is going to be different. you can tear mitt romney down but he let him back in in denver because romney with all the money they've spent millions and millions they've spent, hammered away on romney to make him unacceptable. he's now acceptable. ch
obama clearly won the second debate. but so far at least we haven't seen the dramatic swing in the poll. chris: he didn't knock him out. obama got knocked out in the first debate. he didn't knockout the guy in the second debate. >> obama is spending time on these silly things like the big bird -- >> the romney team is too. >> they're going to counter attack. chris: it's almost irresistible. it's fun. we asked the matthews meter, it seems an image you can't complete. 12 of our...
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barack obama, and i believe in seven three-hour debates barack obama will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible. >> reporter: romney's main claim is electability because he was a businessman. >> i can debate president obama based upon that understanding. and i'll have credibility on the economy when he doesn't. >> reporter: libertarian ron paul is polling a close third in iowa. >> you know, fortunately for the republican party this year, probably anybody up here could probably beat obama, so -- >> reporter: they all aimed at gingrich, who advised mortgage lenders before the meltdown. >> when the speaker had his hand out and taking $1.6 million to influence senior republicans to keep the scam going -- >> reporter: he denied it but barged on to a remake of the court system. >> as a historian, i may understand this better than lawyers. >> reporter: a moment of reflection. >> i sometimes get accused of using language that's too strong. >> reporter: romney called gingrich zany. polls call him the leader of this pact. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washi
barack obama, and i believe in seven three-hour debates barack obama will not have a leg to stand on in trying to defend a record that is terrible. >> reporter: romney's main claim is electability because he was a businessman. >> i can debate president obama based upon that understanding. and i'll have credibility on the economy when he doesn't. >> reporter: libertarian ron paul is polling a close third in iowa. >> you know, fortunately for the republican party this...
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debated seeking congressional support all week, and without a broad international coalition, feeling isolated, aides say it was the no-vote in the british parliament that largely swayed him. >> the nos have it. the nos have it. >> reporter: the president went for a walk with the chief of staff on the white house grounds, and decided he wanted congress to be on record and share the responsibility. he then called a meeting in the oval office that lasted two hours, with some of his closest advisers expressing shock and opposition, but by saturday, they were on board. today, secretary kerry indicated did he not feel undermined by the president and put on a united front. >> david, let me be very blunt. i do not believe the congress of the united states will turn its back on this moment. >> reporter: but this morning, lawmakers previewed the contentious battle to come. >> this is a clear failure of leadership. >> this is a national security issue. this isn't about barack obama versus the congress. >> there's weakness here on the part of the president. >> i think it's a mistake to get invol
debated seeking congressional support all week, and without a broad international coalition, feeling isolated, aides say it was the no-vote in the british parliament that largely swayed him. >> the nos have it. the nos have it. >> reporter: the president went for a walk with the chief of staff on the white house grounds, and decided he wanted congress to be on record and share the responsibility. he then called a meeting in the oval office that lasted two hours, with some of his...
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a good time to shine. >> on top of that, president obama is not a good debater. and that's something that the obama camp -- the people in the obama campaign are very much worried about. i was talking to a white house official last week who said that they feel that they're in a good position. but he brought up two things that he thought could really trip them up. and he said the debates, or something major and nasty happening on foreign policy. we've seen the one already which romney seemed to have managed to grasp defeat out of the hands of victory if i'm going to speak in a completely politically craven way. so it will be interesting to see if he can capitalize on barack obama's not so great debating ability. chris: this big night is coming soon. when we come back scoops and predictions right from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i don't know. be right back. come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks
a good time to shine. >> on top of that, president obama is not a good debater. and that's something that the obama camp -- the people in the obama campaign are very much worried about. i was talking to a white house official last week who said that they feel that they're in a good position. but he brought up two things that he thought could really trip them up. and he said the debates, or something major and nasty happening on foreign policy. we've seen the one already which romney...
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well, after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. and according to a cbs news instant poll of uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two-to-one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monda
well, after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. and according to a cbs news instant poll of uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two-to-one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc international poll called the debate a little closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more on last night's heated...
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a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. in florida, virginia and ohio, the numbers show romney up 50-48 again, a statistical tie. while personal popularity has long been one of the president's strikes, the poll shows mitt romney is now also scoring high marks. the two men are essentially tied on likability. a new poll of likely voters by "the washington post" and abc news puts the race within the margin of error. president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. c
a day before president obama and mitt romney meet for the second of three debates, brand-new poll numbers show the candidates locked in a virtual dead heat. according to a new "washington post" abc news poll of likely voters, 49% favor president obama compared to 46% who back governor romney. in florida, virginia and ohio, the numbers show romney up 50-48 again, a statistical tie. while personal popularity has long been one of the president's strikes, the poll shows mitt romney is now...
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president obama and mitt romney squared off for the first of three presidential debates last night. in what some are calling a polite war of words, the candidates sparred over job creation, taxes and the future of health care. nbc's tracie potts is in denver for us. she has a preview. good morning to you, tracie. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the pressure was on for romney to perform, to back up his ideas with details, taking on the man that even republicans called one of the most skilled debaters in modern politics. the point of this debate was to make differences clear on lowering the debt. >> you said you'd cut the deficit in half. it's four years later, we still have trillion-dollar deficit. >> the way we do is for additional cut, we ask for a dollar of additional revenue, paid for, as i indicated earlier, by asking those of us who have done very well in this country to contribute a little bit more to reduce the deficit. >> reporter: the president insisted romney would spend $5 trillion on tax breaks favoring the wealthy. >> math, common sense and our history shows us that's
president obama and mitt romney squared off for the first of three presidential debates last night. in what some are calling a polite war of words, the candidates sparred over job creation, taxes and the future of health care. nbc's tracie potts is in denver for us. she has a preview. good morning to you, tracie. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the pressure was on for romney to perform, to back up his ideas with details, taking on the man that even republicans called one of the most...
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tuesday's debate, obama versus in a rematch. tuesday's debate, obama versus romney. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars so they can focus on keeping the world moving. to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has
tuesday's debate, obama versus in a rematch. tuesday's debate, obama versus romney. [ horn honks ] hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can...
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there's of course a lot of pressure on joe biden after president obama's lackluster debate performance last week. the vice president has been studying up on paul ryan's book, his speeches and his budget. >> i just want to make sure that when i say these things, that i don't have the congressman say no, no, no, i don't have that position or that's not the governor's position. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannon ball. but the achilles heel he has is president obama's record. >> pew research find 51% view vice president biden unfavorabliy. three to four believes the edge goes to ryan. >>> voters are likely to be listening for two key issues during tonight's debate. new analysis from the harvard school of public health shows one in five voters is concerned about health care in the upcoming election. that's the highest the issue has been rank eed since the 1992 election. the economy takes the top spot for 51% of voters. those who said health care and medicare were the most important issues were most likely to support president obama. americans are evenly divided on t
there's of course a lot of pressure on joe biden after president obama's lackluster debate performance last week. the vice president has been studying up on paul ryan's book, his speeches and his budget. >> i just want to make sure that when i say these things, that i don't have the congressman say no, no, no, i don't have that position or that's not the governor's position. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannon ball. but the achilles heel he has is president...
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he vowed if he's the nominee and barack obama won't debate him seven times, gingrich will shadow him. >> wherever the president goes, i will show up four hours later and take apart his speech. >> reporter: but the former front-runner is not done yet. >> if i raise $1 billion and the american people are going to raise some cain in 2012. >> reporter: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news. >>> a battle is being waged between lawmakers on capitol hill over how to pay for a payroll tax cut set to expire at the end of the month. while in pennsylvania yesterday, president obama warned a lapse in the tax break could be a, quote, serious blow to the economy. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. you may not have noticed, maybe you did, but you got an extra $1,000 this year because of the 2% payroll tax. president obama wants to extend that as he talked about that at a rally in scranton, pennsylvania, yesterday. this could be a massive blow to the economy to see payroll taxes go up 2% come january 1st. the issue here on capitol h
he vowed if he's the nominee and barack obama won't debate him seven times, gingrich will shadow him. >> wherever the president goes, i will show up four hours later and take apart his speech. >> reporter: but the former front-runner is not done yet. >> if i raise $1 billion and the american people are going to raise some cain in 2012. >> reporter: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news. >>> a battle is being waged between lawmakers on capitol hill over how to pay for a...
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, the debate between the top two on the ticket could be a barn burrer. >> reporter: president obama took a break this afternoon surprising supporters. he told reporters debate camp is off to a good start. >> it is going great. >> reporter: mitt romney hunkered down preparing in boston, attended church this morning with wife ann after spending saturday trying to chip away at the president's narrow lead in battleground state of ohio. romney is aiming to harness momentum after a successful first debate. president obama is his own worst critic. romney campaign advisor ed gi gillespie countered. tuesday's town hall style debate will likely include questions. >> we did not know they wanted more security. >> either they are misleading the american people are incredibly incompetent. >> not true says top security advisor david axelrod. >> it didn't come to the white house. >> reporter: while the vice president had an otherwise strong performance, he was criticized for laughing during some of challenger paul ryan's responses. >> any time the other side carl rove or the folks on the far right are g
, the debate between the top two on the ticket could be a barn burrer. >> reporter: president obama took a break this afternoon surprising supporters. he told reporters debate camp is off to a good start. >> it is going great. >> reporter: mitt romney hunkered down preparing in boston, attended church this morning with wife ann after spending saturday trying to chip away at the president's narrow lead in battleground state of ohio. romney is aiming to harness momentum after a...
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today president obama will be campaigning in virginia and ohio and mitt romney is in virginia. governor romney boasted about his debate performance and told supporters he will take back the white house, but for the first time romney backed away from his controversial remarks about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. he was asked what he would have said if that had come up in debate. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case i said something that's just completely wrong. i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> president obama campaigned in wisconsin and sharply criticized romney's statements during the debate on tax cuts, education and outsourcing as misleading to the middle class, and the president had this to say about his opponent's plan for reducing the deficit. >> i just want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street but he's going to
today president obama will be campaigning in virginia and ohio and mitt romney is in virginia. governor romney boasted about his debate performance and told supporters he will take back the white house, but for the first time romney backed away from his controversial remarks about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. he was asked what he would have said if that had come up in debate. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question and...
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>> reporter: president obama, whose last public break from debate camp was jed yed is being warned insiders say not to overcorrect and be too aggressive tomorrow night. at the town hall-style debate at hofstra university on long island -- >> yes, he needs to show he is tougher, yes, he needs to attack, but he doesn't want to come across as a bully. for mitt romney, the number one piece of advice that he is getting is to engage with these questioners. in town halls he has a tendency when he gets a tough question to back away. >> debate number one erased the president's lead in virginia and reduced it in other swing states. the race is tied nationally in two new polls. but mitt romney's likability has shot up after the denver debates. and romney's not mentioned in the new obama ad. >> stick with this guy. he will move us forward. >> reporter: the new romney poll ryan ad replayed the vp debate. >> did they come in a tough situation? absolutely. but we're going in the wrong direction. make sure we work on making phone calls and getting people to the polls. >> reporter: the same message later in
>> reporter: president obama, whose last public break from debate camp was jed yed is being warned insiders say not to overcorrect and be too aggressive tomorrow night. at the town hall-style debate at hofstra university on long island -- >> yes, he needs to show he is tougher, yes, he needs to attack, but he doesn't want to come across as a bully. for mitt romney, the number one piece of advice that he is getting is to engage with these questioners. in town halls he has a tendency...
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hello, hello. >> reporter: president obama taking a break from his weekend debate prep. advisers say expect a more aggressive president obama to challenge mitt romney tomorrow night. >> he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our country faces. >> we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to challenge him on it. >> the president can change his style, he can change his tactics, he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. >> reporter: mitt romney is doing debate prep on the road. saturday he was in ohio. >> i need you to get other people who voted for barack obama to come join our team. we need ohio. >> he can probably win the presidency without ohio but i wouldn't want to take the risk. no republican has. >> reporter: romney has done 34 events at ohio since the republican convention, 11 since his last debate. his campaign says they signed up thousands of new volunteers there. polls now show president obama's lead
hello, hello. >> reporter: president obama taking a break from his weekend debate prep. advisers say expect a more aggressive president obama to challenge mitt romney tomorrow night. >> he's got to be more energetic. i think you'll see somebody who's very passionate about the choice that our country faces. >> we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to challenge him on it. >> the president...
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between senator obama and myself. they are blank. he wouldn't agree to those debates. >> we laugh even now watching those. that skit was from 2008, but his first appearance on snl was back in 2002. mccain was the first sitting senator to ever host snl. that's usually an honor reserved for presidential candidates. >> what an amazing life. >> he called himself a lucky man and he was. >> and so were we. thank you for joining us. "saturday night live" is next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome back from bedminster, mr. president. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, sarah. i had to come back.
between senator obama and myself. they are blank. he wouldn't agree to those debates. >> we laugh even now watching those. that skit was from 2008, but his first appearance on snl was back in 2002. mccain was the first sitting senator to ever host snl. that's usually an honor reserved for presidential candidates. >> what an amazing life. >> he called himself a lucky man and he was. >> and so were we. thank you for joining us. "saturday night live" is next. ♪...
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>> i think something big happened in that first debate that's beyond president obama not showing up. and that was that, you know, president obama hasn't really been trying to get elected again. he's been trying to stop mitt romney from getting elected. and that cracked. mitt romney was not the guy that barack obama had been painting for the past few months. he's not this radical baby eating, grandma killing republican. he is a very reasonable, practical, problem solver. that campaign collapsed. so, you know, i think president obama is likely -- he can't put out the fireman so he is trying to break the other fireman's knees. mitt romney showed up and was a very acceptable republican. barack obama now has no campaign for the future why he's indispensably needed. now his campaign against mitt romney has cracked. this is a man with two empty holsters. his campaign could collapse. >> we talked about the vice presidential debate, and a lot of focus here on the vice president and his demeanor. a lot of liberals thought he was taking it to ryan, and that's what people wanted to see. what the
>> i think something big happened in that first debate that's beyond president obama not showing up. and that was that, you know, president obama hasn't really been trying to get elected again. he's been trying to stop mitt romney from getting elected. and that cracked. mitt romney was not the guy that barack obama had been painting for the past few months. he's not this radical baby eating, grandma killing republican. he is a very reasonable, practical, problem solver. that campaign...
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president obama is scheduled to visit nevada and colorado tomorrow. for more information on the run for the white house, log on to our website, nbc bay area.com and there search for prop zero. we'll get you to all political things. >>> an emotional farewell today on capitol hill as congresswoman gabrielle giffords officially resigned. she walked out of her office for the very last time with her chief of staff by her side. and this morning a standing ovation and lots of tears on the house floor as giffords delivered her official letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner. the arizona congresswoman is giving up her seat to focus on her recovery after being shot in the head last january during a meet and greet at a shopping center. >> no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there is nothing more important than family and friendship. >> last night another standing ovation for giffords between the president's state of the union address. a hug between the two was one of the more dramatic moments of the ening. giffords h
president obama is scheduled to visit nevada and colorado tomorrow. for more information on the run for the white house, log on to our website, nbc bay area.com and there search for prop zero. we'll get you to all political things. >>> an emotional farewell today on capitol hill as congresswoman gabrielle giffords officially resigned. she walked out of her office for the very last time with her chief of staff by her side. and this morning a standing ovation and lots of tears on the...
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obama will reportedly head to camp david to prepare for monday's third and final presidential debate. governor romney and his running mate paul ryan will attend a rally in daytona beach, florida, where country music star john rich is scheduled to perform. and a reminder to you, our coverage of the third and final presidential debate begins monday night, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. we're going to begin with a bit of political hijinks where one man wanted his dad to win a florida election at all costs. the son of an incumbent school superintendant was caught stealing the campaign signs of his dad's opponent. the alleged thief is also a city councilman and assistant principal. state police is now investigating. >>> all right. now to texas where some high school cheerleaders fought the law and won. a judge ruled in favor of the students who were barred from putting bible versus on banners at high school games. religious themed banners will likely stay in place throughout the school year s
obama will reportedly head to camp david to prepare for monday's third and final presidential debate. governor romney and his running mate paul ryan will attend a rally in daytona beach, florida, where country music star john rich is scheduled to perform. and a reminder to you, our coverage of the third and final presidential debate begins monday night, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america....
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. >> reporter: lawmakers are continuing the debate. >> obama care right now causes people to spend more money, have less choice, have a higher deductible and have less freedom. >> the bottom line is, there are a lot of good things in obama care that people like and the more people see that, the more positive it's going to be. >> reporter: more than 1 million and counting have signed up for health care. >> this is filling a real need in the society. >> reporter: analysts believe that need is what will ultimately save this law. americans who don't sign up for coverage by the end of today won't have it at the start of the new year. but they do have until the end of march to sign up and avoid getting that penalty. richard? >> nbc's danielle leigh, thank you so much for that. >>> there are fears of a full-blown civil war in south sudan. the world's newest country. escalating battles between government and rebel forces prompted the evacuation of americans sunday. the state department says about 380 u.s. officials and citizens have been evacuated. president obama says he may take turts further
. >> reporter: lawmakers are continuing the debate. >> obama care right now causes people to spend more money, have less choice, have a higher deductible and have less freedom. >> the bottom line is, there are a lot of good things in obama care that people like and the more people see that, the more positive it's going to be. >> reporter: more than 1 million and counting have signed up for health care. >> this is filling a real need in the society. >>...
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. >>> now from the forces of nature to the fight over taxes, today president obama reopened the debate over those so-called bush era tax cuts. he wants to extend them but not forever and not for everyone. nbc news political director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd is at the white house. >> reporter: president obama laid down his marker on taxes today, trying to create a wedge between middle class tax cuts and tax breaks for the rich. >> i believe it's time to let the tax cuts for the wealthiest americans, folks like myself, to expire. >> reporter: the president called for a temporary, one-year extension of the bush era tax cut but only on households making less than $250,000 a year, saving the debate on what to do about tax cuts for the wealthy until after the election. >> let's not hold the vast majority of americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy. my opponent will fight to keep them in place. i will fight to end them. >> reporter: that opponent mitt romney in a radio interview slammed the president's announceme
. >>> now from the forces of nature to the fight over taxes, today president obama reopened the debate over those so-called bush era tax cuts. he wants to extend them but not forever and not for everyone. nbc news political director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd is at the white house. >> reporter: president obama laid down his marker on taxes today, trying to create a wedge between middle class tax cuts and tax breaks for the rich. >> i believe it's time to...
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a marathon debate over obama care wrapped up just a bit ago in the senate. senator ted cruz and other republicans held the floor since yesterday afternoon, but it's unlikely their major speech will make any real difference. nbc bay area's melissa malloy is on capitol hill with the latest. >> washington says we have to accept the train wreck, this nightmare. there's nothing we can do. >> the president's signature health care law under attack. senator ted cruz has controlled the senate floor. a freshman voicing his opposition to the affordable care act trying to delay a must pass spending bill. sure to lose a test vote on that legislation planned for later today, his colleagues helping out here and there. >> what kind of america leaves kids inheriting? >> if nothing else i think people today across this country know more about this law and its impact than they did a day ago. >> but cruise filling most of that time with his words from health care to bedtime stories with a potential government shutdown just five days away. some republicans here the mechanics of
a marathon debate over obama care wrapped up just a bit ago in the senate. senator ted cruz and other republicans held the floor since yesterday afternoon, but it's unlikely their major speech will make any real difference. nbc bay area's melissa malloy is on capitol hill with the latest. >> washington says we have to accept the train wreck, this nightmare. there's nothing we can do. >> the president's signature health care law under attack. senator ted cruz has controlled the...
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in debates. >> let's talk about going negative. again, the debat on "meet the press" last sunday, you previewed what is a film against romy's times head of bain capital, a firmunveiled by your suer pac,hich is run by a forr top advisero you, and this is how you previewed it sunday. >> i hope it'sccura when it comes out and i can say publicly that i hope the super pac runs an accurateovie about bain, and i hope it's to totally accurate and people can watch the 27 1/2 minutes of his career with bain and peoe can decide for themselv. if there was a topic sentence, i thin it would be this. >> a group of corporate raters, led byitt romney, andhe company was bain capital, and it was more ruthless than wall street. >> that's not accurate, is it? >> this is the difference between romney and me. when the "whiton post"aid his ad was wrong, he didn't know anything about it, when it said somhing silar to the fil i promptly said hoped they wou make it accurate, and all of this is out in the open because you cannot communicate privately under th
in debates. >> let's talk about going negative. again, the debat on "meet the press" last sunday, you previewed what is a film against romy's times head of bain capital, a firmunveiled by your suer pac,hich is run by a forr top advisero you, and this is how you previewed it sunday. >> i hope it'sccura when it comes out and i can say publicly that i hope the super pac runs an accurateovie about bain, and i hope it's to totally accurate and people can watch the 27 1/2...
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president obama's camp has promised the president will be more aggressive in tonight's debate. romney trying to retain the momentum he gained from the first debate. tonight we'll have live coverage starting at 6:00. you can also tune in an hour early for your local and national news headlines and then of course again 11:00, we will have your complete debate wrap-up as well as tomorrow right here on nbc "today in the bay." >>> new this morning, firefighters racing to put out flames pouring out of a restaurant supply store on the peninsula. it happened at the old country restaurant supply on old county road and sherri street in san carlos about 12:30 this morning. witnesses say heavy smoke was coming out of the building. crews were able to get the flames under control in less than two hours. firefighters are now monitoring the building for hot spots. >>> a landmark decision in how the country views medical marijuana. the u.s. court of appeals in washington, d.c., hearing arguments on how the federal government classifies that drug. christie smith is live in oakland with the decis
president obama's camp has promised the president will be more aggressive in tonight's debate. romney trying to retain the momentum he gained from the first debate. tonight we'll have live coverage starting at 6:00. you can also tune in an hour early for your local and national news headlines and then of course again 11:00, we will have your complete debate wrap-up as well as tomorrow right here on nbc "today in the bay." >>> new this morning, firefighters racing to put out...
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tonight is the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and breaking n on lance armstrong's future. we'll have the details right now. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 22nd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> a very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. heading into tonight's third and final presidential debate, our new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows election night could be a cliffhanger with the candidates now dead even. nbc news political director and political correspondent chuck todd breaks down the numbers. >> reporter: the new nbc news "wall street journal" poll shows the candidates in a 47-47 tie among likely voters. in mid september, the president led 50-45. the numbers show an evenly divided country overall. the president's job approval holding steady at 49%. economic approval down at 46%. foreign policy approval at 49%. the poll also shows a clear enthusiasm gap. the
tonight is the final debate between obama and romney, the subject, afghanistan, libya, iran, your world. >>> political poll position. the race is tightening with 15 days before america votes. latest numbers ahead. >>> and breaking n on lance armstrong's future. we'll have the details right now. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 22nd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> a very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz....
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final presidential debate, president obama is weighing in. during a press conference with the italian prime minister, the president said that donald trump should, quote, stop whining and go try to make his case to get voters. >> that's not all that he said either. mr. obama also said it's unprecedented for any presidential candidate to discredit the elections before any votes are cast. donald trump remains defiant hours before the debate. nbc's kristen welker has much more on the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. >> reporter: in wisconsin monday, donald trump doubling down. >> we're competing in a rigged election. >> reporter: the gop nominee vowing to crack down on government corruption and opening a new line of attack over hillary clinton and her e-mails. >> this is worse than watergate, what's going on. >> reporter: giving trump fresh fodder, new details of an fbi e-mail investigation seeming to suggest an fbi agent accused a top state department official of proposing a quid pro quo. lower the classification of an e-mail in exc
final presidential debate, president obama is weighing in. during a press conference with the italian prime minister, the president said that donald trump should, quote, stop whining and go try to make his case to get voters. >> that's not all that he said either. mr. obama also said it's unprecedented for any presidential candidate to discredit the elections before any votes are cast. donald trump remains defiant hours before the debate. nbc's kristen welker has much more on the...
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republican presidential hopefuls take the stage for a debate in new hampshire targeting president obama. >>> downstream disaster. an iowa town is threatened after the swollen missouri river punches a massive hole in a levee. squared off in the first major debate of the campaign season. nbc's steve handelsman reports from new hampshire. >> reporter: six of the republicans debated with an eye on the seventh, mitt romney, the frontrunner in the polls. his focus was barack obama. >> he didn't create the recession, but he made it worse and longer. >> reporter: the debate was carried live. hundreds of reporters in manchester. tim pawlenty, why did you coin the term obamni care to attack romney? >> it was that he designed it on the romney care in massachusetts. >> asked what worked and what didn't. i would have told you, mr. president, what you are doing will not work. >> militia bachman defended the tea party to a republican. >> there are people that simply want to take the country back. they want the country to work again. >> reporter: businessman herman cane, would you put a muslim in your
republican presidential hopefuls take the stage for a debate in new hampshire targeting president obama. >>> downstream disaster. an iowa town is threatened after the swollen missouri river punches a massive hole in a levee. squared off in the first major debate of the campaign season. nbc's steve handelsman reports from new hampshire. >> reporter: six of the republicans debated with an eye on the seventh, mitt romney, the frontrunner in the polls. his focus was barack obama....
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he can take the fight to obama, he can debate well. so, yes, he's erratic, he's still viewed very negatively. but he's leading that charge. there's so much emotion, and passion in this campaign right now, brian, i think that's what is the driving force on the right. >> and andrea mitchell in washington, i spoke to a veteran of the social wars in this country of a few decades back, who said, look for the summer of 2012, if this all -- if this spark becomes a prairie fire, look for the summer of 2012, when we have two political conventions to look a lot more like the summer of '68 perhaps. >> well, it could happen, because you've got so much anger, so much frustration. the numbers that peter cites and that chuck has cited show there is an extraordinary disaffection, a hopelessness, helplessness and anger at congress and at all institutions. there's no respect for anything except perhaps the military here. and with that kind of anger building, and you have the occupy folks on one side, the tea party anger on the other, the possibility of
he can take the fight to obama, he can debate well. so, yes, he's erratic, he's still viewed very negatively. but he's leading that charge. there's so much emotion, and passion in this campaign right now, brian, i think that's what is the driving force on the right. >> and andrea mitchell in washington, i spoke to a veteran of the social wars in this country of a few decades back, who said, look for the summer of 2012, if this all -- if this spark becomes a prairie fire, look for the...
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his name was invoked 25 times touring the final debate between obama and john mccain. he was diagnosed last year with stage three pancreatic cancer. he was 49 years old. >>> when spain won its first-ever women's world cup a week ago, it was a fry triumph the team and the fans, but that victory has been overshadowed by controversy after an official kissed one of the players on the mouth without her consent. it has now given rise to a big movement against sexism in sports this really now has become a full-blown national scan dal there. >> reporter: it's overshadowed this historic win for the women's team at the world cup and taken center stage spain's top criminal court now saying they are opening a preliminary investigation, citing the need to determine the legal significance of jennifer hermoso's public statements that this kiss was non-consensual, giving her 15 days to contact national prosecutors to make a formal complaint herself this after the regional presidents of spain's football association have called for the resignation of luis rubiales who has been suspended
his name was invoked 25 times touring the final debate between obama and john mccain. he was diagnosed last year with stage three pancreatic cancer. he was 49 years old. >>> when spain won its first-ever women's world cup a week ago, it was a fry triumph the team and the fans, but that victory has been overshadowed by controversy after an official kissed one of the players on the mouth without her consent. it has now given rise to a big movement against sexism in sports this really now...
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president obama and mitt romney hunker down for their high stakes debate in denver. >>> and bumpy ride. a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and crashing a van. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with air scare. suspicion is swirling around american airlines after two flights in three days were returned to new york's jfk airport. the reason, passenger seats came loose on both planes. the first incident occurred on a flight from miami to boston. >> during climb out, passenger seats row 12d, e and f came loose out of the floor. passengers are unable to sit in that seat. >> the federal aviation administration says seating in both planes had recently undergone maintenance. the airline has grounded eight 757s for inspection. >>> republicans are hoping the first of three presidential debates tomorrow night will be a game-changer for mitt romney. right now he trails the president in every battleground state. a new quinnipiac po
president obama and mitt romney hunker down for their high stakes debate in denver. >>> and bumpy ride. a 10-year-old philadelphia boy is arrested after swiping and crashing a van. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with air scare. suspicion is swirling around american airlines after two flights in three days were returned to new...
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>> i think the one thing romney did well in that debate, he has an answer, finally, for the obama care thing by saying i did it in my state. there are problems in my state. he should have come and asked me what worked what didn't work. he was prepared for this in a way that he wasn't prepared four years ago. it really helps to have run for the presidency once before. it's a whole different planet. we were talking about planets before, and he's learned. >> listening to the clips you played earlier by mitt romney, there was one thing that jumped out at me that implied a specific preparation. you played the clip earlier. he said only the afghanis can decide their political future. that's a concept i think everyone would agree with. the problem is, the people are not called afghanis. they're called afghans. so, if you're the afghani's the currency. so, if you're talking about what the foreign policy should be for a foreign nation, you should know what the people are called. >> i want to come back on this foreign policy point, but i want to hear from the mayor as well. what is your take? he
>> i think the one thing romney did well in that debate, he has an answer, finally, for the obama care thing by saying i did it in my state. there are problems in my state. he should have come and asked me what worked what didn't work. he was prepared for this in a way that he wasn't prepared four years ago. it really helps to have run for the presidency once before. it's a whole different planet. we were talking about planets before, and he's learned. >> listening to the clips you...
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. >>> for the republicans who want to replace president obama, there's another debate tonight in las vegas, and it comes as herman cain and his ideas and his sense of humor are getting more scrutiny these days. our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd with us tonight from our d.c. newsroom. chuck, good evening. >> good evening, brian. some members of the republican establishment may believe herman cain is in the middle of his 15 minutes of primary fame. but that 15 minutes now includes close scrutiny and could spell a surge of attacks at tonight's debate. former godfather's pizza ceo herman cain has seen his poll numbers surge thanks to three other numbers. >> my 9-9-9 plan. >> reporter: tonight's nevada debate is another opportunity for opponents to raise questions about cain's plan to replace the current tax code with the 9% income tax, 9% corporate tax and 9% sales tax. he's had to defend the national sales tax part of his plan most. >> who will pay more, the people who spend more money on new goods. >> reporter: 11 months ago, columnist herman cain ar
. >>> for the republicans who want to replace president obama, there's another debate tonight in las vegas, and it comes as herman cain and his ideas and his sense of humor are getting more scrutiny these days. our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd with us tonight from our d.c. newsroom. chuck, good evening. >> good evening, brian. some members of the republican establishment may believe herman cain is in the middle of his 15 minutes of primary...
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now finally, president obama will watch tonight's debate from air force one after a day of campaigning. governor romney will watch from a hotel room. >> looks fit to us, ron mott starting off the coverage in danville tonight, ron, thank you, and for us, the rest of the political team, chuck todd, andrea mitchell, david gregory, you get to go first because you have the new poll numbers on where the race stands. >> reporter: i did, we debated the numbers, florida, ohio, virginia, the president had small leads in virginia and florida, a big lead in ohio. when we went back to the states to see if things had changed, well, we found small changes, not big ones. romney now leads by a point in virginia, in florida, still, a point lead for the president. and look at ohio, a six-point lead down from eight, but the president is still over 50%, there is a reason why, early voters. according to the numbers, one in five people in ohio cast a vote. and among those, the president has two thirds of the voters. that accounts for why he has a surprisingly big lead. there was not a lot of movement, post-d
now finally, president obama will watch tonight's debate from air force one after a day of campaigning. governor romney will watch from a hotel room. >> looks fit to us, ron mott starting off the coverage in danville tonight, ron, thank you, and for us, the rest of the political team, chuck todd, andrea mitchell, david gregory, you get to go first because you have the new poll numbers on where the race stands. >> reporter: i did, we debated the numbers, florida, ohio, virginia, the...
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there is more debate on the issue of president obama's regulatory policies, the health care debate, fiscal deficits, things holding businesses back from hiring. that's really both in the political sphere and in the economic sphere. >> speaking of the political sphere, chuck, we know no president since fdr has won re-election with unemployment higher than 7.2%. there has to be some nervousness in the obama campaign. >> reporter: they've always believed their opponent is not mitt romney. their opponent is this economy. and this is stagnation is something that they think they know how to muddle through and win an election like this but it's certainly not the way they prefer. they did expect to see the economy growing a little bit more and you could just see in the president's body language today when he made his remarks about the job numbers, it took him 20 minutes to get there because he has to explain the depths of the recession to convince voters why we haven't recovered yet but recovery could still come. >> steve, you heard tom costello say there are some positives. should we be optimisti
there is more debate on the issue of president obama's regulatory policies, the health care debate, fiscal deficits, things holding businesses back from hiring. that's really both in the political sphere and in the economic sphere. >> speaking of the political sphere, chuck, we know no president since fdr has won re-election with unemployment higher than 7.2%. there has to be some nervousness in the obama campaign. >> reporter: they've always believed their opponent is not mitt...
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he wasn't as specific as obama, but he set out to attack obama more. >> a political science professor from san jose state telling us, she thinks romney will get a nice bump in the polls from that debate. she adds whether that bumps come in the all-important swing states where the race is still very tight that, remains to be seen. >>> here's a question, historically how much impact do presidential debates have on an election when it's all said and done? we asked that question to a professor of political science at santa clara university. >> that's a good question. in 2004, john kerry won the first debate against president bush. and in 1984, reagan stumbled in the first debate against mondale and it didn't seem to hurt them very much. it will be interesting to see as the polls come out in the next week whether or not romney gets a bumping and whether or not it's a lasting bump. there's only a month left before the election and he really needs to get some momentum going. he's been behind obama for the first part of the race. it will be interesting to see if the debate really pushes it. h
he wasn't as specific as obama, but he set out to attack obama more. >> a political science professor from san jose state telling us, she thinks romney will get a nice bump in the polls from that debate. she adds whether that bumps come in the all-important swing states where the race is still very tight that, remains to be seen. >>> here's a question, historically how much impact do presidential debates have on an election when it's all said and done? we asked that question to a...
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chance to take on president obama. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >> that debate continues now. >>> still ahead at 5:00, can a shall for top s.a.t. scores, the growing scandal unfolding tonight. >>> i'm scott budman t is not even black friday yet but there are already deals to be had. we have got them, after the break. >>> and half a dozen puppies left to die. they survived starvation you can the cold, now a disturbing discovery is made in the exact same spot. >>> and good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. clouds building out ahead of our holiday storm. right now it is dry, but we are going to be talking about this increasing cloud cover here as we head throughout our wednesday focast and also showers off to the north. we are tracking it. let you know when those rain drops will arrive, coming up in a few minutes. >>> oh, my gosh, it is not even black friday and the small filled with shoppers. what do they want? here in the bay area, of course, technology. we send our business and tech reporter
chance to take on president obama. i'm steve handlesman, nbc news, washington. >> that debate continues now. >>> still ahead at 5:00, can a shall for top s.a.t. scores, the growing scandal unfolding tonight. >>> i'm scott budman t is not even black friday yet but there are already deals to be had. we have got them, after the break. >>> and half a dozen puppies left to die. they survived starvation you can the cold, now a disturbing discovery is made in the exact...
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now even president obama has weighed in, turning this into a political national debate. >> no mosque, not here, not now, not ever! >> the debate over the proposed building of an islamic mosque and center near the site of the 9/11 attacks resonated from the streets of lower manhattan to washington, d.c. >> what is your view about whether it should be built? >> well ultimately that's going to be decided by the people of new york. >> near ground zero, two duelling rallies just blocks apart. on one side, the coalition to honor ground zero, a mix of first responders, construction workers and 9/11 families who say the proposed site is too close to ground zero. and insensitive to families still grieving and recovering. >> there are many people that were affected by 9/11 that who have tried to move forward with their lives and tried to find some peace and love and happiness in their life. and this is bringing everything back to them. and it's very unfair. >> but the woman who organized the rally said it has more to do with the man behind the proposed center. and fears his religious beliefs ar
now even president obama has weighed in, turning this into a political national debate. >> no mosque, not here, not now, not ever! >> the debate over the proposed building of an islamic mosque and center near the site of the 9/11 attacks resonated from the streets of lower manhattan to washington, d.c. >> what is your view about whether it should be built? >> well ultimately that's going to be decided by the people of new york. >> near ground zero, two duelling...
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over at hhs in the obama care debate, the secretary sent out a directive saying they couldn't say what the policy would be. now they're trying to convince the public they should love obama care. at the fcc efforts by obama appointees to shut down or make difficult people who are seeking to buy advertising to criticize the administration. over at the sec the obama appointees have been engaged in an effort to make it difficult for corporations to exercise their first amendment political rights. the irs coming back to the irs, the head of the union at the irs gives 99% of her campaign money to democrats. she openly criticizes the republican house for trying to reduce government spending and has specifically targeted tea party groups in her public comments. it's no wonder that the agents in the irs sort of get the message the president demonizes his opponent, the head of their union -- >> senator, that's a leap can you make as argument but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- i asked dan pfeiffer about it. can you talk about a culture. do you have any evidence that the pres
over at hhs in the obama care debate, the secretary sent out a directive saying they couldn't say what the policy would be. now they're trying to convince the public they should love obama care. at the fcc efforts by obama appointees to shut down or make difficult people who are seeking to buy advertising to criticize the administration. over at the sec the obama appointees have been engaged in an effort to make it difficult for corporations to exercise their first amendment political rights....
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this is the debate we want to have. this is a debate we need to have and a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed the bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity, it never gets above 20%. >> the tax rate for millionaires like romney is 35% on regular income. it's 15% on capital gains in romney's bracket. the obama campaign tonight is demanding romney release all his returns. they say they are happy to discuss medicare and romney's financial health. live from washington, i'm steve handlesman reporting. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> turning to health matters tonight, a warning tonight for people in their 40s, 50s and 60s, you may have hepatitis "c" and you may not know it. it can lead to liver cancer and also trigger damage in other parts of the body. most of the 38 million people infected with hepatitis "c" are older
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debates follow in the next two weeks. steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> and in washington tonight president obama will present his economic proposal to congress. a mix of tax credits and targeted spending increases. administration officials are calling it a sensible plan to revive the economy, one they believe could come back to haunt republicans if congress rejects it. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more from washington. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. democrats familiar with the president's plan say this speech tonight will be mainstream, aggressive and specific, with the goal of lowering our unemployment rate by next spring. the president expected to pitch a package of hundreds of billions of dollars in middle-class tax cuts, business tax breaks, infrastructure projects, another payroll tax cut, help for people who are having trouble paying their mortgage. job training, an extension of unemployment benefits and money to states to prevent layoffs of teachers and other state work
debates follow in the next two weeks. steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> and in washington tonight president obama will present his economic proposal to congress. a mix of tax credits and targeted spending increases. administration officials are calling it a sensible plan to revive the economy, one they believe could come back to haunt republicans if congress rejects it. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more from washington. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter:...
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. >>> mitt romney and president obama get confrontational on their second debate. >> last night's debate had a very different tone with both candidates. tracie potts is in washington this morning. she has all the reaction. >> reporter: they clashed almost from the very beginning. >> how much would you cut the budget? >> governor what you're saying is just not true. >> reporter: amid the confusion -- >> i do want to make sure -- >> if i could have you -- >> reporter: they did address issues like jobs. >> that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> i will not under any circumstances reduce the share that's being paid by the highest income tax loopholes. >> reporter: the 42% governor romney called victims. >> think about who he was talking about. >> i care about 100% of the american people. the president has tried. >> reporter: president obama took the blame for deaths in libya. >> i'm the president and i'm always responsible. >> reporter: mr. romney insisted the president did not initially call libya a terrorist act. >> it took the president 14 days
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. >>> before obama's 2012 budget proposal can be debated, congress needs to come to terms on the nation's current budget set to expire on march 4th. however, the clock ticks down, and lawmakers are at an impasse over proposed reductions, the president says, could "endanger the recovery." nbc's brian moore joins us from washington with those details. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. the republican controlled house is on a collision course over the course of spending. it wants to slash at least $60 billion, perhaps up to $115 billion from this year's budget. 400 amendments have been introduced, and it's expected to take about two days of very harty debate, and then the bill would move on to theç senate where senate democrats are certain to have a much different view. president obama is threatening to veto any spending bill that hurts the recovery or defense. lynn. >> brian, thanks so much. >>> a speeding suv collides head on with a city bus in austin. investigators say the driver of the suv was fleeing police before crashing into the bus. 18 people, including the bus dri
. >>> before obama's 2012 budget proposal can be debated, congress needs to come to terms on the nation's current budget set to expire on march 4th. however, the clock ticks down, and lawmakers are at an impasse over proposed reductions, the president says, could "endanger the recovery." nbc's brian moore joins us from washington with those details. brian, good morning to you. >> good morning, lynn. the republican controlled house is on a collision course over the...
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lawmakers voted 51-45 to keep the bill alive but needed 60 to continue debating. president obama denounced the vote. republicans had called the measure a political ploy. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: democrats pushed a tax hike on millionaires. >> they can afford to shoulder their fair share of the burden to make this country prosper. >> reporter: but republicans charged, it's not about fairness, it's a gimmick to get votes. >> it's shown the president is actually more interested in misleading people than he is in leading. >> reporter: and republicans blocked senate consideration. polls show the plan, backed by president obama and his billionaire buddy, warren buffett, is popular with voters, the buffett rule, to tax families making $1 million a year at least 30%, 433,000 u.s. households. it would raise just $47 billion in ten years. >> one week's interest on our $15 trillion national debt, that's it. >> reporter: but it makes the point that mitt romney is mega rich. he was at a red sox game, expecting to pay just 15% in taxes on $21 million in 2011
lawmakers voted 51-45 to keep the bill alive but needed 60 to continue debating. president obama denounced the vote. republicans had called the measure a political ploy. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: democrats pushed a tax hike on millionaires. >> they can afford to shoulder their fair share of the burden to make this country prosper. >> reporter: but republicans charged, it's not about fairness, it's a gimmick to get votes. >> it's shown the president is...
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. >> is that something that is a senior republican, you think, is helpful to the debate about obama care? >> i think what would be helpful is if we sat down and figured out how to make this less damaging to american families and our american economy because it is a huge problem. by the way, it's not just a glitch in terms of the rollout, it's a breakdown, having tried myself to get on yesterday. i feel sorry for the "new york times" researcher i heard about this morning who spent 11 days trying to get on and ended up with a blank screen. there are huge problems with it, let's be honest, and we ought to be sure we can minimize the damage. >> does secretary sebelius keep her job? >> absolutely. understand, we've been off to a rocky start for sure because 15 million people wanted to get on. why? because 40 or 50 million americans don't have any insurance. this is their first chance, many of them, to ever have health insurance. they're desperate for an affordable health insurance policy. we haven't had much help when it comes to funding the startup of obama care. >> senator roberts, your col
. >> is that something that is a senior republican, you think, is helpful to the debate about obama care? >> i think what would be helpful is if we sat down and figured out how to make this less damaging to american families and our american economy because it is a huge problem. by the way, it's not just a glitch in terms of the rollout, it's a breakdown, having tried myself to get on yesterday. i feel sorry for the "new york times" researcher i heard about this morning...
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by president obama in the first presidential debate. and then you had paul ryan, who didn't want to dampen any of the enthusiasm, the romney ticket really see a bounce coming out of that first debate. they wanted to keep that momentum rolling. and the first blush this morning as the dust has settled, it looks like most of the pundits agree each of the men accomplished at least part of those goals. >> all right. jay gray, appreciate the update. the presidential one happens on tuesday. thank you very much. >>> now for a look at what this debate means for the election, we are joined by a professor at santa clara university who teaches debate. thanks for your time. >> thank you, marla. >> we spoke to you a little earlier and you gave each candidate, joe biden and paul ryan, a b plus in terms of their performance. joe biden came out a lot differently than president obama did in the presidential debate last week. do you think that this is a new tone for the campaign? >> absolutely. i think president obama is going to try and build on the ener
by president obama in the first presidential debate. and then you had paul ryan, who didn't want to dampen any of the enthusiasm, the romney ticket really see a bounce coming out of that first debate. they wanted to keep that momentum rolling. and the first blush this morning as the dust has settled, it looks like most of the pundits agree each of the men accomplished at least part of those goals. >> all right. jay gray, appreciate the update. the presidential one happens on tuesday....
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but first, the obama care debate. the healthcare.gov was actually off site for repairs over the weekend. they said saturday the glitches are, quote, just at this present time of the iceberg. this week, as you might have remembered, the president traveled to boston to compare the rough start of obama care to what he called the slow start of the massachusetts health care plan. but he also praised his 2012 opponent mitt romney, who in 2006, as governor of massachusetts, signed that state's health care reform legislation into law. >> i've always believed that when he was governor here in massachusetts, he did the right thing on health care. if it was hard doing it just in one state, it's harder doing it in all 50 states. >> that is proving to be the case. and the 2012 republican presidential nominee, former governor mitt romney joins me exclusively this morning. governor, it's good to see you. thank you for being here. >> thanks, david. good to see you. >> why do you reject the compliment from president obama this week wh
but first, the obama care debate. the healthcare.gov was actually off site for repairs over the weekend. they said saturday the glitches are, quote, just at this present time of the iceberg. this week, as you might have remembered, the president traveled to boston to compare the rough start of obama care to what he called the slow start of the massachusetts health care plan. but he also praised his 2012 opponent mitt romney, who in 2006, as governor of massachusetts, signed that state's health...
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but he hasn't officially declared yet, so he couldn't take part in last night's debate in iowa where eight republican rivals went head-to-head on the issues only to find common ground in their criticism of president obama. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: only republican candidates in the fox debate in iowa saved their best shots for president obama. >> our president simply doesn't understand how to lead. >> and the message is this. you are finished in 2012. >> reporter: mitt romney in iowa for the first time since may got heckled. >> you came here to listen to the people. >> look, obama-care was patterned after the mitt plan in massachusetts. >> reporter: fighting to keep his campaign alive tim pawlenty had vowed no more timidity. he clashed with michele bachmann. >> in congress her record of accomplishment and results is nonexistent. >> people are looking for a champion. they want someone who's been fighting. >> if that's your view of effective leadership with results, please stop, because you're killing us. >> reporter: tea party favorite texas governor rick perry made
but he hasn't officially declared yet, so he couldn't take part in last night's debate in iowa where eight republican rivals went head-to-head on the issues only to find common ground in their criticism of president obama. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: only republican candidates in the fox debate in iowa saved their best shots for president obama. >> our president simply doesn't understand how to lead. >> and the message is this. you are finished in 2012....
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seat once held by president obama. >>> we're back to continue our debate with the candidates battling to be the next u.s. senator of illinois for the seat once held by president obama. congressman kirk, there have been issues raised on the campaign trail that has to do with your military record, you were a naval reserve as an intelligence officer, you served in afghanistan, iraq, congressional medal for kosovo. all that makes it curious for some of the exaggerations. back in june, i'll put it on the screen, kirk's problems began with the revelation that his frequent references to being named the navy's intelligence officer of the year were were false. followed by a long string of other errors and exaggerations, a letter from his office said he served in the gulf war, when he didn't. the first gulf war. he also referred to serving in the invasion of iraq, although his duties kept him stateside. he said it sometimes running the pentagon war room even though he only oversees the intelligence operations. although he had clearly described coming under fire while flying missions over kosovo
seat once held by president obama. >>> we're back to continue our debate with the candidates battling to be the next u.s. senator of illinois for the seat once held by president obama. congressman kirk, there have been issues raised on the campaign trail that has to do with your military record, you were a naval reserve as an intelligence officer, you served in afghanistan, iraq, congressional medal for kosovo. all that makes it curious for some of the exaggerations. back in june, i'll...
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. >>> it is day one of arguments for the supreme court debating president obama's healthcare reform law. this three day event grabbing the nation's attention with the court now deciding if the government can, in fact, force americans to buy insurance. nbc bay area brian moore is live in washington as this argument heats up. good morning. >> reporter: hi, jon. probably the campaign trail rolled to the supreme court today. since no cameras were allowed in the courtroom, what happened inside the high court today most of us are only going to hear on audio tape. a lucky few managed to get inside for today's hearing, but there was a bit of a wait. outside the u.s. supreme court, citizens from all over the country sounded off on president obama's healthcare reform law. as an epic constitutional show down got under way inside, the justices began to hear the first in an extraordinary three days of arguments. at the court, this is a fight over the boundaries of government power. 26 states are arguing that congress overstepped its bounds by forcing all americans to pay for healthcare. but on day o
. >>> it is day one of arguments for the supreme court debating president obama's healthcare reform law. this three day event grabbing the nation's attention with the court now deciding if the government can, in fact, force americans to buy insurance. nbc bay area brian moore is live in washington as this argument heats up. good morning. >> reporter: hi, jon. probably the campaign trail rolled to the supreme court today. since no cameras were allowed in the courtroom, what...